White Lie Christmas

As the holiday season comes under way a few secrets are exposed when Earl attempts to cross number seventy-four off of his list: “always ruined Joy’s Christmas.” Earl, Randy, and Catalina enter a radio contest to win a brand new car for Joy to make up for all of the thoughtless Christmas presents Earl gave her while they were married. While Randy and Catalina vie over the car, Earl finds out that Joy’s parents believe that he’s still their son-in-law and that he’s just returned from the war in Iraq. Joy is afraid to tell her father, an alleged racist, that she is now married to Darnell, so Earl plays the part, afraid of ruining another one of her Christmases. Recap: Of course this episode is again about doing things right, but with a little difference: This time there are other people too who, well didn’t do all bad things BUT they all have secrets. This episode begins with a contest. The contest consists of the following.